Gourd snuff container

Made:
1880-1915 in Africa
Gourd snuff container, spherical, with wooden stopper

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Gourd snuff container, spherical, with wooden stopper
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Gourd snuff container, spherical, with wooden stopper, contains small quantity of snuff, Sara or Sari tribe, maker, North East Africa, 1880-1915

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652496
Materials:
gourd and wood
type:
snuff containers
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)